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Flag Cichlid (Mesonauta insignis)
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Flag Cichlid (Mesonauta insignis) specimen
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Cichlidae

Flag Cichlid

Mesonauta insignis

Fish Reaching Twelve Point Four Centimeters in the Brazilian Coast

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Flag Cichlid is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 12.4 cm.

Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
12.4 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Negro River drainage in Brazil; Orinoco River basin, along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela.

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